Blackberry Winter | Ideas for Group Discussion
Discussion of "Blackberry Winter" may take several differing approaches. One approach may stress changing social attitudes toward strange visitors or outsiders. Contemporary readers may be surprised by the casual way Seth and his family react to the presence of the tramp: although not very pleasant or ingratiating, the tramp is treated as essentially a respectable person seeking work until he proves himself otherwise. An age obsessed, as ours has been, with the potential menace of strangers, especially toward young children, may be astonished at the lack of fear displayed toward the...
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